Okay, I know it has been a while once more, but here is the next chapter of "Undercover Sisters." This is a kind of filler chapter as they flesh out the operation. They get their code names pretty soon. So here we go…

Chapter Four:

Planning the Op

"So, I will pick up a bottle of black hair dye," Naomi said with a grin. "I have never had black hair before."

"How about a few tats?" Abby asked as they exited the elevator and walked into the lab.

"Dragons? I have always been a spitfire as you Americans call it."

"Ooh, loving that idea." Abby looked at Ziva. "How about you, Sis?"

"Scorpion," Ziva said after a moment of thought. "They strike quickly. Beautiful, but lethal."

"Nice. Now, how about names? We can't go traipsing about Assassin world with our names. Can we?"

"Well," Ziva thought. "We need a plausible cover story. We all speak several languages. Is there one we have in common?"

"Spanish?" Naomi suggested.

"Too obvious," Abby replied. "I know some German. Learned from my neighbor back in Louisiana. Former resident of Hannover."

"Ausgezeichnet. Ziva knows basic German too, right Zee?"

"Richtig. I can get by reasonably well."

"Naomi, I know from experience that you understand sign language. How are you at signing?"

"Very well, but I have trouble reading lips," Naomi signed and vocalized. "I had a room mate from America that was deaf. She taught me sign language. It took me a month to learn."

"You must be really good with languages, then."

"Something like that."

"So we could say that our 'mother' was deaf or hearing impaired, hence the sign language. But we got off topic."

"We can always keep our first names," Ziva suggested. "But we would definitely have to change our last names. Sciuto, David, and Schliemann are conspicuous, but we need to be sisters with the same last name."

"If we stick with the German theory, we can use a name like Braun or Schmidt. Those are fairly common German surnames," Naomi suggested. "Mine is too popular to use. You know, Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist who discovered the site of Ancient Troy?"

"True," Abby replied. "I vote for Schmidt. Kinda like the sound of it."

"Schmidt is the German equivalent of 'Smith.' So, it works. Even for Ziva."

"Okay," Ziva agreed. "Now input that into the system."

Abby and Naomi worked on the falsified birth certificates. "Abby, where were we born?" Naomi asked when she worked her way to place of birth.

"Hm, how about Athens?"

"Greece?" Ziva and Naomi asked in unison.

"No! Like Georgia or Alabama."

"I think Georgia, but I do not have a southern accent, Abby."

"Speech therapy. And you take your accent from your father."

Naomi nodded agreement and continued typing.

"And now, it is your turn Ziva. Where were you born?"

"I will keep up the Israeli façade. But I was born in Haifa instead of Tel Aviv. I did my service with the IDF and that is how I met my baby half-sister, Naomi. You were in Israel for a semester studying Hebrew when you ran across me."

"You introduce me to your new best friend and I make the connection and confront dear old dad about it," Abby continues with the exposition. "He cops to it and teaches us everything we know."

"That works."

They worked for a few more hours and called it a day. Abby and Naomi sent the information to Gibbs and Jenny via email. The three were sent home to get ready and prepare for their operation.

So, what do you think of their cover? The next chapter, the code names are explained and the operation is put into play! I am open to suggestions and criticism. Until next time! Maylee